The skier must pass between the two poles forming the gate, with the tips of both skis and the skier's feet passing between the poles. A course has 55 to 75 gates for men and 40 to 60 for women. The vertical drop for a men's course is 180 to 220 m (591 to 722 ft) and slightly less for women.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. amble. a slower, non-racing version of pace gait in horses. has many characteristics of the amble but there are four beats to the gait with each foot contacting the ground independently.
(bÉbÉl ) Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense , plural bobbles , present participle bobbling, past tense , past participle bobbled. 1. countable noun. A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes. ...the bobble on his nightcap. If a ball bobbles, it moves in an irregular and uncontrolled way. The ball bobbled into the back of the net.